Clip for attaching inflaters to cycles.



No. 669,697. Patented Mar. l2, |90I. W. 6..' HURST. CLIP FUR ATTACHINGINFLATERS TU `CYCLES.

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WILLIAM G. I'IURST, OF NEW BRIGHTON, ENGLAND.

CLIP FOR ATTACHING INFLATERS TO CYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 669,697, dated March12, 190] Application led January 6, 1899. Serial No. 701,370. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GEORGE HURsT, a subject of the Queen ofGreat Britain and Ireland, and a resident of 2l The Quadrant, NewBrighton, near Liverpool, England, have invented a certain new anduseful Clip for Attaching In fiaters to Cycles, (for which I haveobtained a patent in Great Britain, No. 26,045, bearing date December 9,1898,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clips such as are used for attaching infiatersto the frames of cycles; and it consists of a simple form of clip by theuse of which the inflater can be easily and conveniently attached forcarriage or detached for use. Moreover, it is light and neat inappearance and can be manufactured at a low first cost.

In order that my invention may be fully understood and ascertained, Iappend drawings, in which- Figure l is an edge view of clip, showing itin position holding the inlater to the frametube. Fig. 2 is a front viewof same. Fig. 3 is an edge View of the clip free from the frame andiniiater. Fig. 4 is an edge View of steel strip. Fig. 5 is a front viewof same. Fig. 6 is a front view of elastic strips, H-piece, loops, andtabs. Fig. 7 is an enlarged View of loops, showing action of the tabs.

Z indicates the inliater, and X that tube of the frame to which it isattached.

A steel, Celluloid, or other strap A of any convenient width is bent soas to form two approximately semicircular parts a and c', the concavesides of which are presented in opposite directions. This is shownclearly in Fig. 4. The two semicircular parts are joined by a shortstraight portion a2 of sufficient length to keep the in flater at aslight distance from the frame-tube. Each end of the strip is bent so asto form a hook a3, the concave surface of which is presented in anopposite direction to that of the concavity of the semicircle of whichit forms part.

To the middle part of the straight portion c2 of the strip A is attacheda metal clip a4, having approximately the shape of the letter H. This ispreferably inserted through a slot a5 and then turned through a quarterof a circle, so as to occupy the position shown in Fig. 3, one of theparallel members then eX- tending across each side of the clip A and thetransverse connecting member passing through the slot a5. To each of theparallel members of this clip is attached one end b of one of twoindia-rubber or other elastic strips or bands B and B', each of whichhas one of two rectangular loops C and C' attached to its other or freeend b'. The length of each band, together with its attached loop, issuch that when the band is slightly extended longitudinally and foldedaround the frame-tube or iniiater the hook a3 on the end of the strip Acan be hooked into the loop, the whole then assuming the position shownin Figs. l and 2, the iniiater and frame-tube occupying the concaveportions of the steel strips and being held therein by the tension ofthe elastic bands.

To the free end of each of the rectangular loops is hinged a tab D insuch manner that it can turn freely upon one of the ends of the loop.This tab is of such shape that it can be conveniently grasped by thefingers when hooking it on the hook a3, thus facilitating the closing.In addition, when it is required to release the inflater all that isnecessary is to turn the tab on its hinge through about a half-circle tothe position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7, when the pressure of thetab brings the loop end to the position shown in dotted lines, thusallowing it to escape from the hook a3 and release the inflater from theclip or the clip from the frame-tube.

Having now described my invention', what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a clip for attaching an iniiater to the frame-tube of a cycle, thecombination of a rigid strip A having concave parts a and a and hookedends 0,3, elastic strips B and B one end of each of which is attached tothe strip A, and loops C attached one to each of the strips B and B insuch manner as to be capable of being hooked to the ends a3,substantially as shown and described.

2. In a clip for attaching an infiater to the frame-tube of a cycle, thecombination of a rigid strip A having a slot a5, concave parts a andct', a straight part a2, two hooks c3, a clip a4, two elastic strips Band B, and two loops C and C', attached one to each of the strips B andB in such manner as to be ca- IOO ft v 669,697

pable of being'hoo'ked to the endsa, s-trbstanL by lne'a'ns `oE-whichlthe loops C and C' may be tially as described and shown. easily and'Vconveniently liberated from the 3. In a clip for attaching an infiatertothe ends 0.3, substantially as shown and defralne-tnbe of a cycle, thecombination of a scribed. 5 rigid strip A having a slot a5, concaveparts In witness whereof I have hereunto set my I5 a and @Qa` straightpart a2, two hooksv 01.3, a hand iu presence of two witnesses.

clip d4, two elastic strips'B and B, two loops W. G. HURST. C and C',attached one to each 0f the strips Witnesses: B and B in such manner asto be capable ofl f, H. NIKON,`

1o being hooked to the ends a3, and two tabs Dl W. H. NIXON.

